Montgomery County issues heat warning; high will feel like 103

NORRISTOWN - The Montgomery County Commissioners have issued a hot weather health warning beginning at 12 p.m. Wednesday and ending at 8 p.m. at the recommendation of Montgomery County Department of Public Safety. A hot weather health warning is issued when there is a forecast of 'an oppressively hot air mass with a heat index of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or greater.'

The press release states that those who are especially at risk of heat-related stress and exhaustion are young children, elderly adults and people with chronic medical conditions. Certain medications may also make people susceptible to the heat.

The Montgomery County Health Department distributes hot weather educational materials to Montgomery County residents upon request. The press release states the Office of Aging and Adult Services maintains a list a weather sensitive elderly residents who are checked on in heat emergencies.

The National Weather Service (NWS) also issued a heat advisory that will begin at 12 p.m. and end at 8 p.m.

The NWS warns the hottest conditions will be Wednesday afternoon and that the combination of heat and humidity could spur heat-related illnesses in some. The NWS advises the public to drink plenty of liquids, stay in cool or air-conditioned places this afternoon, stay out of the sun and check up on friends and relatives.

For more information on hot weather and heat exhaustion go to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's website at www.bt.cdc.gov.